Plain-an-Gwarry

Coordinates: 50°14′10″N 5°14′06″W / 50.236°N 5.235°W / 50.236; -5.235
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Plain-an-Gwarry
Plain-an-Gwarry is located in Cornwall
Plain-an-Gwarry
Plain-an-Gwarry
Location within Cornwall
OS grid referenceSW694423
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
List of places
UK
England
Cornwall
50°14′10″N 5°14′06″W / 50.236°N 5.235°W / 50.236; -5.235

Plain-an-Gwarry (Cornish: Plen an Gwari) is a hamlet in the west of Redruth, Cornwall, England, UK.[1] The name derives from Cornish plen an gwari (meaning "playing place"), an open-air performance area used historically for entertainment and instruction.

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  1. ^ Ordnance Survey One-inch Map of Great Britain; Land's End, sheet 189. 1961